Player Level 0?! Please help

Hey guys what's up? Yesterday I was playing DS I'm currently doing sen's fortress. I was the first cobra mage as I was side-stepping a pendulum 1 of his lightning spells stun me and by consequence I got sent down to my death. Now here's the interesting part: I did "NOT" warp back to the bonfire. A cutscene was triggered and I was in the northern undead asylum... at level 0! All my items, keys, armors and weapons (including the ones I equipped) and even my stamina bar were all gone. There was only one path infront of me that leads to a ladder. If I try to climb it my character falls. (Did I mention this characeter had no name?) If someone encountered that problem before please tell me how to solve it! I would hate to abandon the game because of something so stupid. Thanks in advance.

That is incredibly strange. I hope it is not a game-breaking glitch. Quit, and restart, like said above. Also, what have you done to the game, any hacking, modding or game-save editing? What console is this as well?